According to three people familiar with the discussions, IndiGo Airlines Pvt. Ltd. is in talks with British Airways Plc for creating an alliance. One of the persons added that IndiGo and British Airways have also discussed a possible investment by British Airways' parent International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. in InterGlobe Aviation Limited, parent of IndiGo.

Aditya Ghosh, President of IndiGo denied any discussions for a stake sale and did not comment about the potential operating alliances between Indigo and British Airways. A person familiar with the thinking at International Airlines Group said that the two airlines have been in talks for some passenger sharing agreement but not an investment.